Monday is the deadline for players who received franchise tags to sign long-term deals with their teams and it looks like it will pass without wide receiver Tee Higgins extending his stay with the Bengals. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Higgins will not sign a multi-year deal with the team. Higgins signed his franchise tag last month and …
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Read More »Tee Higgins landing spots: Bengals star to play out franchise tag; potential teams that could trade for WR
It appears Tee Higgins will be playing out the 2024 season on the franchise tag after he and the Cincinnati Bengals won’t be getting an extension done before Monday’s deadline to do so with tagged players, according to NFL Media. Higgins is expected to be at training camp when veterans report in on July 23, per Ian Rapoport. The star wide receiver …
Read More »Tee Higgins reportedly won’t sign extension with Bengals before deadline, will be free agent in 2025
The Tee Higgins contract saga has reportedly reached its conclusion. For the 2024 season, at least. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Higgins and the Cincinnati Bengals won’t reach agreement on a long-term extension before Monday’s deadline to do so. That means that the fifth-year wide receiver will play the upcoming season on the franchise tag and become a free agent …
Read More »Tee Higgins landing spots: Bengals star set to play out franchise tag; potential teams that could trade for WR
It appears Tee Higgins will be playing out the 2024 season on the franchise tag after he and the Cincinnati Bengals won’t be getting an extension done before Monday’s deadline to do so with tagged players, according to NFL Media. Higgins is expected to be at training camp when veterans report in on July 23, per Ian Rapoport. The star wide receiver …
Read More »Caleb Williams on his contract talks with Bears: “I’m not handling that”
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Read More »Jacoby Jones, former Ravens Super Bowl hero, died ‘peacefully at his home in New Orleans’ at age 40
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Read More »Super Bowl winner Jones dies aged 40
Jacoby Jones’ 108-yard kick-off return for a touchdown in 2013 is the longest in Super Bowl history [Getty Images] Former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones has died aged 40. Jones spent eight seasons in the NFL and played a key role as the Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII in 2013. In helping Baltimore to that victory over the San …
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Read More »NFL key dates for 2024 offseason: Training camp schedule, start times, locations; franchise tag deadline
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Read More »Former Ravens, Texans receiver Jacoby Jones dies at 40
Former Super Bowl standout Jacoby Jones has died at 40. He passed overnight in his sleep at his home in Houston, per multiple reports. No cause of death was announced. Jones is widely remembered by NFL fans for his riveting performance in Super Bowl XLVII, scoring a pair of touchdowns to help the Baltimore Ravens take down the San Francisco …
Read More »Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones dies at 40
Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones has died. He was 40. He passed overnight in his sleep at his home in Houston. No cause of death was announced. A third-round pick from Lane College in 2007, Jones spent five seasons with the Texans. A week after being released by the Texans in May 2012, Jones signed with the Ravens. In his …
Read More »Tee Higgins, Bengals won’t reach agreement on long-term extension by NFL’s July 15 deadline, per report
Tee Higgins’ time with the Cincinnati Bengals appears to be running out as he and the team will not come to terms on a long-term extension by the NFL’s Monday, July 15 deadline for teams to do so with franchise-tagged players, per NFL Media. Higgins is the sole player of the eight to be tagged this offseason to not receive a …
Read More »Jacoby Jones, former NFL wide receiver/return man and Ravens’ Super Bowl hero, dies at age 40
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